Democrat Annie Andrews Wins South Carolina Senate Race
Democrat Annie Andrews has won a US Senate race in South Carolina, beating interim Senator Darline Graham. The result is the first time since 1998 that a Democrat has won a Senate seat in the state. Graham, who has limited political experience, is the sister of the late Republican veteran Lindsey Graham.
Context
Context: Lindsey Graham was a long-serving Republican senator from South Carolina, a state that has voted Republican for decades. The race is part of the 2026 US midterms, in which voters elect the whole House and about a third of the Senate.
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